Opportunities From: Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Volunteer Responsibilities
The Bat volunteers focus on emergence counts of maternity colonies. They also conduct park-wide surveys to determine the extent of bat hunting grounds and seasonal movements.

Volunteers record GPS data, weather conditions and the presence of other wildlife in the vicinity. They also note unusual behavior within the bat colony.

The group builds, installs and repairs bat boxes located within the park. They look for invading predators and remove wasp nests during the colder months.

Availability and Time Commitment
Bat volunteers meet biweekly as a group just prior to sunset from April through September to count bats. Volunteers use flashlights, counters, and monitoring tools to aid in the count.

Note: When responding to this opportunity, please use the "response notes" field to provide availability and a short description of relevant experience, skills, or certifications

After responding to this opportunity, your application will be reviewed by our Bat Project Coordinator, and you will receive further communication via email or phone.

This Opportunity is for working on the park trails. Opportunities exist for both trail work and trail monitoring.

Note: When responding to this opportunity, please use the "response notes" field to provide availability, preference for trail crew or trail monitoring, and a short description of relevant experience, skills, or certifications.

The volunteers who maintain the 37 miles of hiking and equestrian trails at Nockamixon State Park are a busy and hardworking crew, with tasks that include chainsawing to remove downed trees, maintaining and repairing trailhead boards and directional signs, painting trail markers, weed whacking, mowing, scything, and trimming. 

On occasion, we take on special projects such as building bridges or rehabbing sections of trail.  We wouldn’t be able to do the work if not for the extensive equipment and machinery that help us get the job done.  

We are kept very busy and the work can be challenging, but being on the trail with our wonderful team of workers is a worthwhile experience – not to mention a great workout!

In addition to trail crew workdays, we also have opportunities for volunteers to monitor trails on their own schedule. Monitors walk assigned trails on a regular basis, making note of trail conditions and reporting any hazards or issues.

After responding to this opportunity, your application will be reviewed by our Trail Crew Coordinators, and you will receive further communication via email or phone.

Use this project for logging hours related to website management or other administrative tasks.

Opportunity for bluebird monitors at Nockamixon State Park

Necessary Skills: Willingness to learn about nesting habits of our cavity nesting birds, focus on observing the birds’ behavior around the boxes, noting nest construction, eff-laying, and fledging stages, while minimizing disturbance to the birds. Monitors also clean boxes between nestings. Monitors may also repair and replace boxes if able. Box building is always welcome.

Availability and Time Committment: As a cavity nesting bird monitor, you will be assigned a section of the trail within Nockamixon State Park. You will work on your own once per week at your convenience between April 1 and August 31 to monitor the nest boxes and record findings on provided forms.